Elance Data Breach

What Happened

Sometime in 2009, staffing platform Elance suffered a data breach that impacted 1.3 million accounts. Appearing online 8 years later, the data contained usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and SHA1 hashes of passwords, amongst other personal data.

Compromised Data

• Email addresses
• Employers
• Geographic locations
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Usernames

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.

Breach Overview

• Affected Accounts: 1.3 million
• Breach Occurred: January 2009
• Added to HIBP: 18 Feb 2017

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.